As they look to replace the outgoing George Martin in 2026, Aprilia have a plan of action for the MotoGP rider market.
Reports indicated that Martin joins Yamaha In the year In 2027, replacing Fabio Quartararo, who is set to make the dramatic move to Honda.
Aprilia ahead of Marco Bezecchi. In the year Martin They suffered countless injuries and were left on the field.
His future with the Noale factory was much less promising than Bezecchi’s. Aprilia extends Martin’s contract to 2027This left him to jump by chance Yamaha He presented it to him.
In the year In 2027, the Spaniard seems to have disappeared. Aprilia Bezecic is faced with finding a new teammate. They’ve identified their target, and they can get a bargain.
Aprilia could wait until November to sign Innea Bastianini ‘in an absolute bargain’.
Ine Bastianini is the ‘priority’ of Aprilia When they want to bring the Italian to the team next year for 2027. of Tech3 A the driver expressed his displeasure. KTM After joining the manufacturer from Ducati in 2025.
He even tried to break the contract for 2026, but Dorna intervened and made sure he saw the contract. Come 2027 Bastianini It looks like it’s on the move.
But according to journalist Simon Patterson, Aprilia will bide their time to finalize a deal. You can get the ‘absolute bargain’ by waiting until November.
He said. Race MotoGP podcast: “Something that has come to light in the past few days in conversation with Italian colleagues.
“They’re pretty sure Peco is a Yamaha tie-up, not Aprilia. It looks like the Italian vibe Yamaha is trying to build the 2014 Mahindra Aspar is George Martin and Peco Bagnaya’s dream team.”
“And the general consensus is that you can absolutely get a bargain basement price by waiting until November to sign Enea Bastianini.”
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Aprilia could face competition to sign Inea Bastianini
Joining Aprilia gives Bastianini a factory seat, and with the project’s current trajectory, he could have the potential to win races.
However, his journey to Noale may not be set in stone. Apria may battle with Pramak to sign Bastianini.As Yamaha expressed interest in signing the Italian.
Jack Miller is entering his ‘last’ MotoGP season.This opens up a seat on Pramak, depending on the results, Toprak Razgatlioglu can be an option for the factory Yamaha team.
Where Bastiani will end up in 2027 is speculation at this point. But now he will try to match the RC16 in 2025 with KTM Tech3, which he struggled mightily.
